Lesson 6 is the final and most complicated lesson using the Watsi data set. It covers deriving new columns and defining functions. The Mode tutorial for lesson 6 can be found here. Below is a summary of lesson 6. Mode describes creating a new column in a DataFrame as being like creating a new key-value … Continue reading Mode Analytics: Python Tutorial (6)

Lesson 5 covers filtering data with boolean indexes. The Mode tutorial can be found here. Lesson 5 uses the Watsi data set that was used in lessons 3 and 4. It expands on the practice of web analytics and the techniques that can be used to understand web usage. Below is a brief summary of … Continue reading Mode Analytics: Python Tutorial (5)

Lesson 4 covers counting values and basic plotting in Python. The Mode tutorial for lesson 4 can be found here. The data set used in this tutorial is the same as in tutorial 3. This tutorial begins to go over web analytics and what the practice can be used for. Web analytics uses data such … Continue reading Mode Analytics: Python Tutorial (4)

Lesson 3 covers data frames and selecting data using Pandas, a popular data manipulation library in python. This is an exciting tutorial because it's my first opportunity to use Python with real data. The Mode tutorial for lesson 3 can be found here. A web traffic data set from Watsi is already included in the … Continue reading Mode Analytics: Python Tutorial (3)

Lesson 2 covers methods, functions, and libraries. To follow along, the Mode Python tutorial can be accessed here. Below is a quick summary of lesson 2: Methods: A method is an action that can be taken on an object. For instance, the method .keys() provides (action) a list of all the keys in a dictionary (object). Functions: A … Continue reading Mode Analytics: Python Tutorial (2)

To begin my adventure into understanding Python, I decided to start off with several tutorials created by Mode Analytics. Nine lessons are provided for Python novices that utilize Mode Python Notebooks. Notebooks are available online and make it easy to begin programming without downloading additional software, like IDEs. To follow along, the Mode Python tutorial can … Continue reading Mode Analytics: Python Tutorial (1)